?By the ti Kary had reached ho and fallen asleep, Alexander was being called back into the testing facilities.
When he got there, he looked around at the modifications and humd.
"Hmm. I'm not sure this is going to be enough. What kind of standards are you guys looking at?"
The scientists scoffed at him, looking at him with lifted noses.
"Sir. Please do not look down on our efforts. I doubt even the demon you fought last ti in the woods near the hospital could break out of this. Just get into the chamber."
Alexander felt an urge to slap so sense into him but resisted. It wasn't his fault.
The poor man wouldn't know better if that demon he ntioned stared him in the face.
So he got into the chamber and silently hoped. Hoped it wouldn't shatter the mont he used the demon's strength.
Alexander started the tests slowly, only using the power of his own new body. He could already tell it was much stronger than before, without even needing the testing, but it allowed him to figure out just how much stronger.
He started by completely sealing his mana, so his body wasn't naturally enhanced and did all the physical tests. When the scientists declared they were satisfied with his physical, he shook his head.
"We aren't done. We are doing those again at least twice. Possibly even four tis, depending on a theory I have."
The lead scientist wanted to tear into Alex for giving him orders. But a voice ca over the speakers, and he had to grit his teeth and accept things as they were.
"Do as he says, Mark. What we want is the full picture. If he says he has more to show, repeat the tests until he's satisfied."
Alex recognized Jack's voice and smiled at the cara.
"Glad to hear you hear, Jack. It's been a long month, and I have a couple of things I need to test out. Thanks for getting them to cooperate."
Jack's voice popped over the speaker again.
"I'm doing this for posterity, Mr. Leduc. I want to know what I am up against. We have no idea what you ca back as. This is nothing personal. You get it, right?"
Alex chuckled.
"I get it. I take no offence. Your wariness lets figure out what I have beco, just as much as you. I know we have grown friendly, but ours was always a business relationship, wasn't it?"
No answer ca this ti as the scientist nodded at him to prepare for a second round of physical testing.
Jack sat in his office, a saddened look on his face.
Although Alex was right that their relationship had started as a business one, he wished that Alex had grown to view it as a partnership over the ti they worked together.
But it was better to stay realistic at the mont.
No one was even sure that this was still Alexander Leduc. For all they knew, his mind might be soone else's, mimicking him until the opportune ti to strike.
It was better to play it safe than to be sorry.
Alex let his mana out during the second round, naturally enhancing his body with it, and the results wildly varied from the first round.
The scientists were confused.
They knew Mr. Leduc could enhance himself through so sort of fusion, but he would always have a change in appearance when he did. This ti was different.
And he insisted on doing another round of testing.
The tests ranged from testing his strength, speed, and stamina to testing his body's natural resistance and regeneration.
And he was already showing results far past human standards before using his mana. When he let his mana enhance his body, he was already basically a superhuman.
He was getting results similar to when he lded to White before this incident. And Jack knew he wasn't lded right now.
Jack was in the loop about Alex's soul companions being left alone in New Eden. He was also fairly familiar with the appearance change it brought.
This was all him.
It frightened Jack to think about how strong he had beco.
Alex readied up for a third round of testing, but he warned the scientists.
"I'm about to use sothing that I haven't used much before. I don't know how it will affect the surrounding people. It would be better if you all went into the remote testing lab."
A few of them, who were already terrified at his results, imdiately started moving.
But the head scientist was being arrogant.
"Stop! No one leaves this room. I've had it with your empty warnings. Just do what you must, and let us do our job, kid. I studied for a decade for this PhD and will not let a child mock my achievents."
Alex looked at him with a frown. He was only trying to keep them safe.
"Fine. I've warned you; the rest is on you and your big head."
Alex morphed his body entirely into Geminae's body, even absorbing so of his power from the soul space.
It wasn't permanent, but Geminae felt it and almost panicked.
'Couldn't you at least have warned you were sapping my strength away?' he asked in Alex's head.
'I thought you were always watching what was going on?' Alex replied.
'I was busy lecturing the red skin. You took by surprise…'
Alex chuckled ntally, keeping a straight face.
Too bad for him, he thought.
He wanted to know everything he could, so it was a given he would morph into both his new forms for testing as well.
And already, he was seeing changes in the people testing him.
The looks they gave him had gone from fear to awe. He would even venture to say so looked at him with reverence.
Maybe a touch of worship?
All he knew for sure was that the weaker-willed ones seed most affected.
'How are they going to react when I morph into a full-on demon?' Alex mused.
There was no point in doing guessing gas. He would find out sooner than later.
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